Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
igneous
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Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
mineral
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
mineral
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
mineral
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
igneous
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
mineral
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Synthetic/Man-made object
Painted River Rock
Anthropogenic-modified Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
mineraloid
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
glass
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
gemstone
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
gemstone
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
mineral
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
mineraloid (man-made)